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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Book and author summaries from dust jacket flaps: ...The Kingfisher Young People's Book of Oceans examines [oceans] from every angle, including the most up-to-date [as of 1997] exploration of the seas by means of submersibles, underwater cameras, and oceanographic satellites...The book also stresses the importance of protecting our oceans and the life in them from the environmental damage caused by overfishing, oil spills, and other forms of pollution. The ocean holds the key to where we came from and, in many ways, the key to our future. David Lambert is the author of nine non-fiction books on seas and oceans, including the award-winning Seashores. He has written more than eighty books for children and adults, mostly on earth sciences. He lives in Southeastern England, where the coastline is rich in mud flats and beaches. no reviews | add a review
Presents information about the world's oceans, how they were formed, their geology, tides, waves, sea life, coasts, resources provided by oceans, myths and legends about the ocean, and more. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)551.46Natural sciences and mathematics Earth sciences & geology Geology, Hydrology Meteorology Surface features of the earth OceansLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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Content Summary: This book is an informational book but it presents the information in a more exciting way using pictures and illustrations. This is a book for upper level elmentary students as the vocabulary and sentence structures are more difficult.
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